From kmail-devel Tue Sep 10 18:10:10 2002 From: "Aaron J. Seigo" Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 18:10:10 +0000 To: kmail-devel Subject: Re: Stuff I'm working on X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kmail-devel&m=103168147222368 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 10 September 2002 11:59, Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote: > So how do you interpret the following statement then: > > On Tuesday 10 September 2002 12:31, Don Sanders wrote: > > Here is a list of changes I'm currently working on in make_it_cool > > (...) > > > I really want to do this as if we fork this gives us a legitimate > > different goal from KMail rather than just competing directly with > > KMail. > > (...) if it comes to a point where a fork is innevitable because those maintaining KMail in HEAD refuse upon whatever basis to accept a merge and appropriate changes in future development style, or because the branches diverge radically in forward vision, then a fork may be innevitable. if such a fork does occur, it is better that the two projects have aims that are not the same. otherwise it would simply be a duplication of efforst, which would be the stupidist use of efforts possible. if a fork must occur, then at least the forks should strive to accomplish different things and thereby extend the actual options available to users rather than offer them more of the same but with a different face. in other words, this becomes a way to make the most out of duplicated efforts and provides users with tangible benefits (variety) even in the worst case scenario. if you're wondering where i got the above translation, it is a combination of: o my desire to shape this into a Good Thing, despite those most intimately involved o understanding the context and not allowing myself to pick on specifics out of context o private email i've had with various people on the topic > Am I the only one understanding this the way that Don would _like_ > to 'have to' fork? i don't think anyone would LIKE to have a fork. if it become absolutely necessary, though, you will discover that some people are willing to support it. - -- Aaron J. Seigo GPG Fingerprint: 8B8B 2209 0C6F 7C47 B1EA EE75 D6B7 2EB1 A7F1 DB43 "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" - Albert Einstein -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE9fjWC1rcusafx20MRAiu9AJ9h7X/hqw1bATzAU5RScdR6bmVbCACfWdIQ flhfskrzcZOK1dvHFnXjyAc= =kDNy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ KMail Developers mailing list kmail@mail.kde.org http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kmail